By Kerrie Davies, Senior Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney
We’ve had Jane Austen biopics, biographies, screen adaptations galore. Now, her life story is told graphically, with both invented dialogue and glossary of sources.
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By Edward Sing Yue Chan, Postdoctoral Fellow in China Studies, Australian National University
Guangyi Pan, Lecturer in International Political Studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
The Albanese government has faced an increasingly uncertain world since its re-election in May.
US President Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australia–US alliance, raising fresh questions about Canberra’s long-term regional strategy.
Against this backdrop, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approach to foreign policy is reflecting a careful recalibration – one that seeks to balance security partnerships with the…
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By Heike Schanzel, Professor of Social Sustainability in Tourism, Auckland University of Technology
Michal Apollo, Adjunct Professor of Earth Science, University of Silesia in Katowice
The climb to Everest Base Camp is often marketed as an adventure for anyone. But as the autumn season approaches, being prepared and knowing your limits is vital.
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By Michael Wilson, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in Men's Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Jacqui Macdonald, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
Zac Seidler, Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Breakups hurt. Emotional and psychological distress are common when intimate relationships break down. For some people, this distress can be so overwhelming that it leads to suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
This problem seems especially the case for men. Intimate partner problems including breakups, separation and divorce feature in the paths to suicide among one in three Australian men aged 25 to…
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By Jenna Woods, Dean, School of Indigenous Knowledges, Murdoch University
Jim Morrison, Doctor of the University (Honoary Doctorate) and Managing Director, West Australian Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation, Murdoch University
After decades of trauma that’s still being felt today, the state has launched a redress scheme for survivors of the Stolen Generations - years after other states did the same.
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By Bill Swannie, Senior Lecturer, Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University
The Federal Court recently found it is not inherently antisemitic to criticise the state of Israel or the Israel Defense Forces.
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
The Soviet ‘illegals’ program trained and embedded spies who lived surreptitiously in the West – just like TV’s The Americans. Who were they, and did they really go away?
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By Peter N. Meihana, Senior Lecturer in History, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Corey Hebberd, Kaiwhakahaere Matua, Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust, Indigenous Knowledge
Shaun Paul Williams, Group Manager for Environmental Hazards, Earth Sciences New Zealand
For the iwi, protecting the burial site is about more than its archaeological value. It holds deeper significance through its connections to the land and stories.
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By Rachel Fitzgerald, Associate Professor and Deputy Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland
Caitlin Curtis, Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
Using AI well is not as simple as typing questions into a chat function. There are widely recognised ethical issues, including bias, privacy and misinformation.
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By Lynne Chepulis, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, University of Waikato
Anna Serlachius, Associate Professor, Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Barbie has done many things since she first appeared in 1959. She’s been an astronaut, a doctor, a president and even a palaeontologist. Now, in 2025, Barbie is something else: a woman with type 1 diabetes.
Mattel’s latest Barbie was recently launched by Lila…
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